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Gina Lollobrigida interviews Fidel Castro
In 1974, the Italian film icon secured an exclusive interview with the Cuban leader

When Pink Floyd played in Venice
In July 1989, Pink Floyd played a controversial concert to 200,000 people in Venice

The discovery of nerve growth factor
In 1952, Italian scientist Dr Rita Levi-Montalcini made a crucial discovery

My dad created Mr Men and Little Miss
In 1971, a question from his son led Roger Hargreaves to create Mr Men and Little Miss

Austria's wine scandal
In 1985, scientists discovered poisonous anti-freeze in bottles of fine Austrian wine

Jimmy Carter visits Cuba
In 2002, former US President Jimmy Carter paid a controversial visit to Cuba

Cuba's Mariel boatlift
In 1980, more than 100,000 Cubans left the country for the US

The 'Jugroom Fort' rescue mission
In 2007, British forces staged a daring rescue from a Taliban stronghold in Afghanistan

Ötzi: The Iceman of Bolzano
In September 1991, two German hikers found a 5,000-year-old mummy in a glacier

The Kaohsiung Incident
On 10 December 1979, pro-democracy activists clashed with police in Kaohsiung, Taiwan